List of protected species in Taiwan.According to Wildlife Conservation Act Republic of China (Taiwan) article 4, endangered and vulnerable species were classified into following categories:
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Chiroptera | |||
| Pteropus dasymallus formosus | 臺灣狐蝠 | I | |
| Order Primates | |||
| Family Cercopithecidae | 獼猴科 | ||
| Macaca cyclopis | 臺灣獼猴 | III | |
| Order Pholidota | |||
| Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla | 臺灣鯪鯉 | II | |
| Order Cetacea | |||
| Family Delphinidae | 海豚科 | ||
| Tursiops gilli | 太平洋瓶鼻海豚 | II | |
| Tursiops aduncus | 南方瓶鼻海豚 | II | |
| Order Carnivora | |||
| Ursus thibetanus formosanus | 臺灣黑熊 | I | |
| Family Mustelidae | 貂科 | ||
| Martes flavigula chrysospila | 黃喉貂 | II | |
| Lutra lutra chinensis | 水獺 | I | |
| Family Viverridae | 靈貓科 | ||
| Herpestes urva | 棕簑貓 | II | |
| Paguma larvata taivana | 白鼻心 | II | |
| Viverricula indica pallida | 麝香貓 | II | |
| Family Felidae | 貓科 | ||
| Neofelis nebulosa brachyurus | 臺灣雲豹 | I | |
| Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis | 石虎 | I | |
| Order Artiodactyla | |||
| Family Cervidae | 鹿科 | ||
| Cervus unicolor swinhoei | 臺灣水鹿 | II | |
| Muntiacus reevesi micrurus | 山羌 | II | |
| Family Bovidae | 牛科 | ||
| Capricornis swinhoei | 臺灣長鬃山羊 | II | |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Testudinata | |||
| Family Emydiae | 澤龜科 | ||
| Mauremys mutica | 柴棺龜 | II | |
| Cuora flavomarginata | 食蛇龜 | II | |
| Geoclemys reevesii | 金龜 | II | |
| Family Cheloniidae | 蠵龜科 | ||
| Caretta caretta gigas | 赤蠵龜 | I | |
| Chelonia mydas japonica | 綠蠵龜 | I | |
| Eretmochelys imbricata squamata | 玳瑁 | I | |
| Family Dermochelyidae | 革龜科 | ||
| Dermochelys coriacea | 革龜 | I | |
| Order Squamata | |||
| Family Gekkonidae | 守宮科 | ||
| Gekko kikuchii | 蘭嶼守宮 | II | |
| Hemiphyllodactylus typus | 半葉趾蝎虎 | II | |
| Lepidodactylus yami | 雅美鱗趾蝎虎 | II | |
| Family Lacertidae | 蜥蝪科 | ||
| Takydromus stejnegeri | 蓬萊草蜥 | II | |
| Takydromus sauteri | 南臺草蜥 | II | |
| Takydromus formosanus | 臺灣草蜥 | II | |
| Takydromus hsuehshanensis | 雪山草蜥 | II | |
| Platyplacopus kuehnei | 臺灣地蜥 | II | |
| Family Scincidae | 石龍子科 | ||
| Scincella formosensis | 臺灣滑蜥 | II | |
| Sphenomorphus taiwanensis | 臺灣蜓蜥 | II | |
| Family Anguidae | 蛇蜥科 | ||
| Ophisaurus harti | 蛇蜥 | II | |
| Ophisaurus formosensis | 臺灣蛇蜥 | II | |
| Family Colubridae | 黃頜蛇科 | ||
| Pareas formosensis | 臺灣鈍頭蛇 | II | |
| Achalinus niger | 標蛇 | II | |
| Natrix swinhonis | 斯文豪氏遊蛇 | II | |
| Natrix tigrina formosana | 臺灣赤煉蛇 | II | |
| Natrix miyajimae | 金絲蛇 | II | |
| Elaphe poryphyracea | 紅竹蛇 | II | |
| Elaphe mandarina takasago | 高砂蛇 | II | |
| Elaphe taeniura friesei | 錦蛇 | II | |
| Family Elapidae | 蝙蝠蛇科 | ||
| Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus | 雨傘節 | II | |
| Naja atra | 眼鏡蛇 | II | |
| Hemibungarus sauteri sauteri | 帶紋赤蛇 | II | |
| Calliophis macclellandi formosensis | 環紋赤蛇 | II | |
| Family Viperidae | 蝮蛇科 | ||
| Agkistrodon acutus | 百步蛇 | I | |
| Protobothrops mucrosquamatus | 龜殼花 | II | |
| Ovophis monticola orjentalis | 阿里山龜殼花 | II | |
| Trimeresurus gracilis | 菊池氏龜殼花 | II | |
| Vipera russellii | 鎖蛇 | II | |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Caudata | |||
| Family Hynobiidae | 山椒魚科 | ||
| Hynobius formosanus | 臺灣山椒魚 | II | |
| Hynobius sonani | 楚南氏山椒魚 | II | |
| Order Anura | |||
| Family Rhacophoridae | 樹蛙科 | ||
| Rhacophorus taipeianus | 臺北樹蛙 | II | |
| Rhacophorus smaragdinus | 翡翠樹蛙 | II | |
| Rhacophorus moltrechti | 莫氏樹蛙 | II | |
| Rhacophorus robustus | 褐樹蛙 | II | |
| Family Microhylidae | 狹口蛙科 | ||
| Microhyla heymonsi | 黑蒙西氏小雨蛙 | II | |
| Microhyla butleri | 巴氏小雨蛙 | II | |
| Micryletta steinegeri | 史丹吉氏小雨蛙 | II | |
| Family Ranidae | 赤蛙科 | ||
| Rana taipehensis | 臺北赤蛙 | II | |
| Rana tigerina rugulosa | 虎皮蛙 | II | |
| Rana guntheri | 貢德氏蛙 | II | |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Anguilliformes | |||
| Family Anguillidae | 鰻鱺科 | ||
| Anguilla marmorata | 鱸鰻 | II | |
| Order Salmoniformes | |||
| Family Salmonidae | 鮭科 | ||
| Oncorhynchus masou formosanus | 櫻花鉤吻鮭 | I | |
| Order Cypriniformes | |||
| Family Cyprinidae | 鯉科 | ||
| Varicorhinus alticorpus | 高身鏟頜魚 | I | |
| Family Homalopteridae | 平鰭鰍科 | ||
| Hemimyzon taitungensis | Ray-finned fish | 臺東間爬岩鰍 | II |
| Sinogastromyzon puliensis | Ray-finned fish | 埔里中華爬岩鰍 | II |
| Order Perciformes | |||
| Family Anabntidae | 鬥魚科 | ||
| Macropodus opercularis | 臺灣鬥魚 | II | |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Decapoda | |||
| Family Coenobitidae | 陸寄居蟹科 | ||
| Birgus latro | 椰子蟹 | II | |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order Lepidoptera | |||
| Family Papilionoidae | 鳳蝶科 | ||
| Agehana maraho | 寬尾鳳蝶 | I | |
| Atrophaneura horishana | 曙鳳蝶 | II | |
| Troides magellanus | 珠光鳳蝶 | I | |
| Troides aeacus kaguya | 黃裳鳳蝶 | II | |
| Family Nymphalidae | 蛺蝶科 | ||
| Sasakia charonda formosana | Great purple emperor (fritillary) | 大紫蛺蝶 | I |
| Order Hemiptera | |||
| Family Cicadidae | 蟬科 | ||
| Formotosema siebohmi | 臺灣爺蟬 | II | |
| Order Odonata | |||
| Family Cordulegasteridae | 勾蜓科 | ||
| Anotogaster sieboldii | 無霸勾蜓 | II | |
| Order Coleoptera | |||
| Family Buprestidae | 吉丁蟲科 | ||
| Buprestis mirabilis | 妖艷吉丁蟲 | II | |
| Family Elateridae | 叩頭蟲科 | ||
| Campsosternus gemma | 彩虹叩頭蟲 | II | |
| Family Scarabaeidae | 金龜蟲科 | ||
| Cheirotonus macleayi formosanus | 臺灣長臂金龜 | II | |
| Family Lucanidae | 鍬形蟲科 | ||
| Dorcus formosanus | 臺灣大鍬形蟲 | II | |
| Dorcus schenklingi | 長角大鍬形蟲 | II | |
| Family Cerambycidae | 天牛科 | ||
| Neocerambyx oenochrous | Wushe blood-spotted long-horned beetle / Cherry tree long-horned beetle | 霧社血斑天牛 | II |
| Family Carabidae | 步行蟲科 | ||
| Damaster blaptoides hanae | Formosan snail-eating ground beetle | 臺灣食蝸步行蟲 | II |
| Coptolabrus nankototaijanus miwai | Formosan false snail-eating ground beetle | 臺灣擬食蝸步行蟲 | II |
| Order Orthoptera | |||
| Family Tettigoniidae | 螽蟴科 | ||
| Phyllophorina kotoshoensis | Lanyu giant katydid | 蘭嶼大葉螽蟴 | II |
| Order Phasmatodea | |||
| Family Phasmatidae | 竹節蟲科 | ||
| Megacrania tsudai | Tsuda's giant stick insect / Big-headed stick insect | 津田氏大頭竹節蟲 | II |
| English common name | Chinese common name | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Isoetaceae | 水韭科 | ||
| Isoetes taiwanensis | 臺灣水韭 | II | |
| Family Taxaceae | 紅豆杉科 | ||
| Amentotaxus formosana | 臺灣穗花杉 | II | |
| Family Pinaceae | 松科 | ||
| Keteleeria davidiana var. formosana | 臺灣油杉 | II | |
| Family Cupressaceae | 柏科 | ||
| Juniperus chinensis var. tsukusiensis | 清水圓柏 | II | |
| Family Podocarpaceae | 羅漢松科 | ||
| Podocarpus costails | 蘭嶼羅漢松 | II | |
| Family Cycadaceae | 蘇鐵科 | ||
| Cycas taitungensis | 臺東蘇鐵 | II | |
| Family Ericaceae | 杜鵑科 | ||
| Rhododendron hyperythum | 紅星杜鵑 | II | |
| Rhododendron kanehirai | 烏來杜鵑 | II | |
| Family Onagraceae | 柳葉菜科 | ||
| Epilobium nankotaizanense | 南湖柳葉菜 | II | |
| Family Fagaceae | 殼斗科 | ||
| Fagus hayatae | 臺灣水青岡 | II | |
| Family Sapindaceae | 無患子科 | ||
| Bretschneidera sinensis | 鐘萼木 | II | |